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Monday, October 28, 2013

Monday October 28

It's over for the summer crops. The last week has seen a number of nights below freezing. The summer squash succumbed to the first freeze. Nevertheless I picked one more squash from the plant that morning. The beans made it through this frost with minimal damage.

More frosty nights and the rest of the crops were done. I had to dig up the Silver Queen okra, more like okra trees, as there was no way I could pull them up. They were about 9 feet long.

I meant to harvest the last tomatoes before the cold and let them ripen inside. But I'm a lazy arse and never got around to it. So they froze on the vine.

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I moved to this place in SW Indiana in 2008. The property is six acres of woods, pasture, yard and pond. Usable garden space with full sun is limited by surrounding trees to 250 square feet of raised beds, more the size of an urban garden. I use intensive techniques: rotation of plant families, nutrient cycling, cages and trellises, row cover and cold frames to get the most out of the space.

About Me

A native Hoosier, I worked in the construction trades and later in life got a chemistry degree and worked in a research lab until retirement. I raise vegetables because they taste better and it saves money. What other hobby pays for itself? I'm a cheapskate - I won't buy new seeds until the old ones aren't any good. I'm also a bit of a lazy gardener - if I can buy the seedlings I want then why start the seeds, or if I can engineer a way to make it less work I'll do so. I also drink too much beer. But I never (well almost never) work in the garden and drink beer.